CVE-2023-43782 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can disrupt Cadence by pre-creating or deleting a specific temporary file, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-43782?

CVE-2023-43782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.

Weakness: CWE-668

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43782?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Falktx Cadence.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43782?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-43782 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-43782 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-353r-fqp4-g8f7.

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